Dorothy Parker was known for her keen wit, cutting observation and sharply honest portrayal of human nature. Filled with the insight into people and their interactions that have made her stories so popular, this recording offers some of the finest examples of her craft. According to the Arizona Journal, "These capsules of satire...are perfect Parker, and Miss Booth is the perfect voice for them."
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"...Miss Booth performs movingly, convincingly, wittily, and with the gift of making the situations of both funny and tragic..." -- -- The Hartford Times
"Hers was the toung heard round the world." -- -- Time
"Hers was the toung heard round the world." -- -- Time
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Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), a celebrated member of the famed New York literary circle the Algonquin Round Table, wrote short stories for The New Yorker for 30 years. She was married once to Edwin Pond Parker II, whom she divorced, and twice to Alan Campbell. Dorothy Parker died on June 7, 1967, leaving her estate to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She also provided that in the event of his death, her estate would pass to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Another era's voice....,
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This review is from: Dorothy Parker Stories (Hardcover)
I love Dorothy Parker's skewed vierpoint about life and the many characters who inhabit it. She can conjure up an accurate picture of those people we meet throughout life who either annoy the heck out of us or make us weep for sadness. Here is a good collection of the stories that will somehow stick with you, if you're an observer of people and all the situations that confront us in society.
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Trivial and petty humanity,
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The Dorothy Parker story is one in which the characters are shown to be petty, small, and selfish. It is one in which we see into the trivial character of the characters. It does not have warmth or love of life in it. There is much focus on small social mannerisms. One understands that there is an effort at irony and humor. But this does not work for me , and in my reading the overall effect is not the sadness which deepens one's appreciation of humanity but rather the sadness of emptiness.
These stories are very much of the time and place they were written, and certainly not for all time and for enduring remembrance and rereading.
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